Infectious aortitis with multiple mycotic aneurysms caused by Streptococcus agalactiae.
| Autor: | Cozijnsen L; Department of Cardiology, Gelre Hospital, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. l.cozijnsen@gelre.nl, Marsaoui B, Braam RL, Groenemeijer BE, van Hees BC, Kardux JJ, Vogtländer NP, Schepens MA |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Annals of vascular surgery [Ann Vasc Surg] 2013 Oct; Vol. 27 (7), pp. 975.e7-975.e13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jul 26. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.10.027 |
| Abstrakt: | We report a case of a 66-year-old man with multiple thoracoabdominal mycotic aortic aneurysms caused by Streptococcus agalactiae (S agalactiae). The infectious aortitis (IA) was diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography and computed tomography and confirmed by positive blood cultures. The patient was treated with antibiotics, but, after worsening of the aortitis, a successful surgical procedure was performed. A review of the literature is presented together with a series of 7 other cases of IA caused by S agalactiae. (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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